HC Deb 03 March 1980 vol 980 cc63-4W
Mr. Scott

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will arrange for an exhibition relating to the work of Community Service Volunteers to be displayed in the Upper Waiting Hall.

Mr. Raison

I understand that arrangements have been made with the

As I said in reply to a question by the hon. Member on 12 June 1979—[Vol. 968, c. 169–70.]—it would be inappropriate to describe any such prisoner as awaiting admission to a specific hospital, since although a vacancy would normally be sought in the hospital serving his home address, it is always open to a regional health authority to provide a vacancy for him in another hospital in its area. A breakdown of the 20 cases showing the areas in which vacancies are being sought and the length of time which has elapsed since the request for a vacancy was made is given in the following table:

authorities of the House for the exhibition to be held in the Upper Waiting Hall from Monday 10 March to Friday 14 March.